Manicure

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a manicure, which is necessary cosmetics of modern women, and more particularly to a manicure container capable of constantly, and smoothly discharging a manicure liquid, thereby making it easy and simply to coat the manicure liquid on a fingernail and replace an inferior brush with a new one. The present invention provides a manicure container capable of making it conveniently and easy to treat a fingernail or a toenail by forceably coupling a manicure container with a brush rod and discharging a constant amount of the manicure liquid. In addition, the manicure container of the present invention can minimize a disappearance of the manicure liquid to the air due to its volatility. Further, after coating the manicure liquid on a fingernail or a toenail, the brush used can be prevented from being hardened and an inferior brush can be replaced with a new one. Furthermore, when the manicure liquid is used up, a manicure liquid can be refilled into the manicure container so that the manicure container is used for a long time, thereby being economical.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a manicure, which is necessarycosmetics of modern women, and more particularly to a manicure containercapable of constantly, and smoothly discharging a manicure liquid,thereby making it easy and simply to coat the manicure liquid on afingernail and replace an inferior brush with a new one.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002]FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional manicurecontainer generally used. Referring to FIG. 4, the conventional manicurecontainer includes a bottle 100 for containing a manicure liquid 300, acarrier rod 210 and a cover and handle 200. The bottle 100 has abottleneck 130 on an upper portion thereof and a thread 120 is formed onthe bottleneck 130. The carrier rod 210 having a brush 220 installed ina lower end thereof is vertically installed in a central portion of thecover and handle 200. The cover and handle 200 has a thread 230 to bethreadedly connected with the thread 120.

[0003] In the conventional manicure container having such a structure,the cover and handle 200 is threadedly connected with the bottleneck 130such that the manicure liquid 300 is kept in the bottle 100. In usingthe manicure liquid 300, the cover and handle 200 is released open byturning it and withdrawn upwardly. Then, a to-be-treated toenail orfingernail is coated using the brush 220 drenched into the manicureliquid 300.

[0004] When coating the fingernail or the toenail, however, theconventional manicure container has an inconvenience that the brush 220has to be frequently dip into the manicure liquid 300. Also, because thebrush 200 is frequently dip/withdrawn into/from the manicure container,a user should be careful not to stain hands or clothes with the manicureliquid 300.

[0005] Further, because the brush 220 is used only to coat thefingernail or the toenail due to its limited function, the conventionalmanicure container is not satisfactory to meet a consumer's variousdesires for beauty.

[0006] Furthermore, in case of a washing oil container, because the userhas to directly open its cover, drench cotton or stuff into the washingoil and then rub the fingernail or the toenail with the drenched cottonor stuff, it is also inconvenient for the user to use the washing oilcontainer. If the washing oil container is kept open for a long time,the manicure liquid or the washing oil may disappear into the air due toits volatility, thereby resulting in a waste of the manicure liquid andthe washing oil.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

[0007] Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to solve theforegoing problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the presentinvention to provide a manicure container capable of making itconveniently and easy to treat a fingernail or a toenail by forceablycoupling a manicure container with a brush rod and discharging aconstant amount of the manicure liquid. In addition, the manicurecontainer of the present invention can minimize a disappearance of themanicure liquid to the air due to its volatility. Further, after coatingthe manicure liquid on a fingernail or a toenail, the brush used can beprevented from being hardened and an inferior brush can be replaced witha new one. Furthermore, when the manicure liquid is used up, a manicureliquid can be refilled into the manicure container so that the manicurecontainer is used for a long time, thereby being economical.

[0008] In order to achieve the above objects, the present inventionprovides a manicure container for use in a makeup set, which is used tocoat a manicure liquid on a fingernail or a toenail. The manicurecontainer comprises: (a) a container body 10 for containing a manicureliquid and discharging the manicure liquid through a discharge opening13 by an external pressure, the discharge opening 13 being formed on oneside of the container body 10; (b) a coupling member 20 including: afirst female thread 22 formed on an inner circumference thereof so as tobe threadedly coupled with a first male thread 12 formed on an upperportion of the container body 10; and a brush-rod insertion groove 21protruded in a pipe shape and formed on an upper portion thereof in atapered shape; (d) a brush rod 30 forceably coupled with the brush-rodinsertion groove 21 and having a brush housing groove 32 formed in apredetermined shape such that a brush is installed in an upper portionof the brush rod 30; (e) a plurality of manicure discharge nozzles 31perforated from a lower inner side of the brush rod 30 to the brushhousing groove 32 such that a predetermined amount of the manicureliquid is effused therethrough; and (f) a cover 40 covering the brushrod 30 and being threadedly coupled with a second female thread 23formed on an upper inner portion of the coupling member 20, the cover 40containing a predetermined amount of the manicure liquid so as toprevent the brush 34 from being hardened.

[0009] It is desirable that the manicure container should furthercomprise a plurality of beads 11 installed within the container body 10such that the manicure liquid contained in the container body 10 is wellmixed by a predetermined vibration and prevented from being coagulated.

[0010] Preferably, the manicure container further comprises a packing 14installed in an upper portion of the container body 10 so as to preventa discharge of the manicure liquid toward the brush rod 30 from beingshut due to the beads 11, in which the packing 14 includes a pluralityof discharge nozzles 15 formed on an inner side thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The above objects, other features and advantages of the presentinvention will become more apparent by describing the preferredembodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

[0012]FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a manicure container inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

[0013]FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the manicure container shownin FIG. 1;

[0014]FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling operation ofthe cover in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and

[0015]FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional manicurecontainer.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0016] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention willbe described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0017]FIGS. 1 and 2 are an exploded perspective view and across-sectional view showing a manicure container in accordance with thepresent invention, respectively.

[0018]FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling operation ofthe cover in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the manicure container of thepresent invention includes: a container body 10 for containing amanicure liquid; a coupling member 20 threadedly coupled with an upperportion of the container body 10 and having a protruded brush-rodinsertion groove 21 formed in a tapered shape; a brush rod 30 forceablycoupled with the brush-rod insertion groove 21 of the coupling member 20

[0020] and having a brush 34 on an upper portion; and a cover 40covering the brush rod 30, being threadedly coupled with an upperportion of the coupling member 20, and containing a predetermined amountof manicure liquid therein.

[0021] The container body 10 includes a discharge opening 13, a firstmale thread 12 and a plurality of beads 11. The discharge opening 13 isformed on an upper portion of the container body 10 so as to discharge aconstant amount of manicure liquid by an external pressure. The firstmale thread 12 is formed on an outer face of the discharge opening 13.The beads 11 are formed in a spherical shape and installed within thecontainer body 10 so as to well mixing the manicure liquid by apredetermined vibration and prevent the manicure from being coagulated.

[0022] At this time, in order to allow the predetermined liquid to beeffused when an external pressure presses the container body 10, it isdesirable that the container body 10 should be provided with elasticsynthetic resins of silicon material.

[0023] The manicure container further includes a cylinder-shaped packing14 formed on an upper portion of the container body 10 and having aplurality of discharge openings 15 formed therein so as not to disturbthe effusion of the manicure liquid through the brush rod 30 due to theplurality of beads 11.

[0024] It is desirable that the discharge opening 15 should have asmaller diameter than the bead 11.

[0025] The coupling member 20 includes: a first female thread 22 formedon an inner circumference of an lower portion of the coupling member 20such that the coupling member 20 is threadedly coupled to the first malethread 12 of the container body 10; the protruded brush-rod insertiongroove 21 formed on a central portion in a tapered shape; and a secondfemale thread 23 formed on an upper portion such that the couplingmember 20 is threadedly coupled with the cover 40.

[0026] The brush rod 30 includes an ellipse-shaped brush-housing groove32 and a plurality of manicure discharge nozzles 31. The brush rod 30 isforceably coupled with the brush-rod insertion groove 21 and the brush34 is installed in the ellipse-shaped brush-housing groove 32. Theplurality of manicure discharge nozzles allows a predetermined amount ofthe manicure liquid to be effused from a lower inner side to thebrush-housing groove 32.

[0027] The cover 40 includes a containing portion 41, a second malethread 42, a slant portion 43 and a liquid separating protrusion 44. Thecontaining portion 41 is formed in a predetermined size such that apredetermined amount of the manicure liquid is contained within thecover 40. The second male thread 42 has a threaded portion on a lowerouter side of the cover 40 such that the second male thread isthreadedly coupled with the second female thread 23 of the couplingmember 20. The slant portion 43 is formed on a lower inner side of thecover 40 in a tapered shape so as to minimize the effusion of themanicure liquid. The liquid separating protrusion 44 is protruded on thecentral portion of the slant portion 43 in a predetermined length so asto separate manicure liquid excessively absorbed in the brush 34.

[0028] Here, when the brush is not used, the manicure liquid containedin the cover 40 prevents the brush 34 from being hardened due tovolatility.

[0029] In addition, the liquid separating protrusion 44 is protruded onthe slant portion 43 in a circular ring shape. By rubbing the brush 34against the liquid separating protrusion 44 several times, the brush 34can hold a proper amount of the manicure liquid.

[0030] Hereinafter, an operation and effect of the manicure container inaccordance with the present invention will be described according to itsusage sequence. First, in order to coat the manicure liquid onfingernails and toenails, the user releases the cover 40 from thecontainer body 10 containing the manicure liquid along theinter-connected threaded portions.

[0031] At this time, the brush 34 installed in the upper portion of thebrush rod 30 is withdrawn in a state of absorbing a predetermined amountof the manicure liquid contained in the containing portion 41 of thecover 40. Therefore, by rubbing the brush 34 against the liquidseparating protrusion several times, the brush 34 can hold anappropriate amount of the manicure liquid.

[0032] Then, by shaking the container body 10, the manicure liquid canbe effectively mixed due to the plurality of beads 11 installed withinthe container body 10.

[0033] Then, if the one side of the container body 10 is pressed with afinger's force, internal manicure liquid is discharged to the brush 34through the coupling member 20 and the manicure discharge nozzles 31 ofthe brush rod 30.

[0034] At this time, the packing 14 inserted into the upper portion ofthe container body 10 can limit the floating of the plurality of beadsand prevent a shutting of the brush-rod insertion groove 21 of thecoupling member 20 that has a small diameter through which the manicureliquid is discharged. In addition, the manicure liquid can be constantlydischarged through the plurality of discharge openings 15 formed insidethe packing 14.

[0035] As described above, the user coats the manicure liquid onfingernails or toenails using the brush 34 absorbing the effusedmanicure liquid.

[0036] After coating the manicure liquid on fingernails or toenails, thecover 40 is threadedly coupled with the second female thread 23 of thecoupling member 20 to thereby seal the manicure container so that themanicure liquid contained in the container body 10 cannot be discharged.

[0037] Here, although the cover 40 is coupled, a small amount of themanicure liquid may be discharged from the cover 40 toward the brush rod30. However, a degree of discharge can be limited by forceably insertingthe brush rod 30 into the brush-rod insertion groove 21.

[0038] If a state of the brush 34 is not good, the brush rod 30 isreleased from the brush-rod insertion groove 21 and a new brush rodhaving an excellent brush installed therein can be substituted, so thatit is possible to more effectively treat fingernails or toenails.

[0039] In addition, if the manicure liquid contained in the containerbody 10 is used up, it is possible to refill a manicure liquid throughthe discharge opening 13, so that the manicure is used for a long time.

[0040] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention havebeen disclosed for illustrative purpose, those skilled in the art willappreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions canbe made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention asdefined in the accompanying claims.

Industrial Applicability

[0041] According to the present invention, as described above, amanicure container can be reused by refilling manicure liquid thereinto.In addition, since a brush can be replaced, it is possible to use amanicure for a long time so that it is very economical.

[0042] Further, although a container body is hermetically sealed, aconstant amount of the manicure liquid can be discharged through a brushrod coupled with an upper portion thereof. Therefore, a treatment offingernail or toenail is very conveniently and effectively achieved. Themanicure container of the present invention can minimize a disappearanceof the manicure liquid into the air, which is caused by its volatility.

[0043] Furthermore, since a plurality of beads is installed in themanicure container, the manicure liquid can be well mixed even by apredetermined vibration. Also, the manicure container of the presentinvention has an advantage that the brush maintains an excellent statewithout being hardened because of a cover containing a predeterminedamount of the manicure liquid.

1. A manicure container for use in a makeup set, the manicure containerbeing used to coat a manicure liquid on a fingernail or a toenail, themanicure container comprising: a container body 10 for containing amanicure liquid and discharging the manicure liquid through a dischargeopening 13 by an external pressure, the discharge opening 13 beingformed on one side of the container body 10; a coupling member 20including: a first female thread 22 formed on an inner circumferencethereof so as to be threadedly coupled with a first male thread 12formed on an upper portion of the container body 10; and a brush-rodinsertion groove 21 protruded in a pipe shape and formed on an upperportion thereof in a tapered shape; a brush rod 30 forceably coupledwith the brush-rod insertion groove 21 and having a brush housing groove32 formed in a predetermined shape such that a brush is installed in anupper portion of the brush rod 30; a plurality of manicure dischargenozzles 31 perforated from a lower inner side of the brush rod 30 to thebrush housing groove 32 such that a predetermined amount of the manicureliquid is effused therethrough; and a cover 40 covering the brush rod 30and being threadedly coupled with a second female thread 23 formed on anupper inner portion of the coupling member 20, the cover 40 containing apredetermined amount of the manicure liquid so as to prevent the brush34 from being hardened.
 2. The manicure container as claimed in claim 1,wherein the cover 40 includes: a containing portion 41 formed in apredetermined size so as to contain a predetermined amount of manicureliquid therein; a second male thread 42 formed on an outer side of alower portion thereof such that the second male thread 42 is threadedlycoupled with the second female thread 23; a slant portion 43 formed onan inner side of a lower portion thereof in a tapered shape so as tominimize an effusion of the manicure liquid; and a liquid separatingprotrusion 44 protruded on a predetermined position of the slant portion43 at a predetermined length, for separating the manicure liquiddischarged from the containing portion 41 and excessively absorbed inthe brush
 34. 3. The manicure container as claimed in claim 1, furthercomprising a plurality of beads 11 installed within the container body10 such that the manicure liquid contained in the container body 10 iswell mixed by a predetermined vibration and prevented from beingcoagulated.
 4. The manicure container as claimed in any one of claims 1and 3, further comprising a packing 14 installed in an upper portion ofthe container body 10 so as to prevent a discharge of the manicureliquid toward the brush rod 30 from being shut due to the beads 11, thepacking 14 having a plurality of discharge nozzles 15 formed on an innerside thereof.